Located off the coast of Abu Dhabi emirate, the small island of Umm an-Nar features an archaeological site that has yielded significant finds that have helped to illuminate the culture and lifestyle of Bronze Age inhabitants of the United Arab Emirates.
Between approximately 2500 BCE and 2000 BCE, this small island was home to a relatively large settlement that played an active role in regional commerce, with artefacts showing that people on the island traded with civilisations as far away as ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) and the Indus Valley Civilisation (modern-day Pakistan and India).
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Al Ain Oasis
Al Ain Oasis reflects what agriculture in this region has been like for millennia
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Bida Bint Saud
The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates
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Hafeet Tombs
This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system
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Hili sites
An elaborate falaj system and one of the country’s earliest mosques make this an important historic site
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Al Ayyala
A traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
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Al Azi
art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry
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Al Majlis
a cultural and social space
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Al Razfa
a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
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Al Sadu
traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates
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Al Taghrooda
traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman
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Falconry
a living human heritage
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Gahwa
a symbol of generosity
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